This Qualification is the industry Qualification for persons operating within a companion animal organisation. It is highly recommended that whilst undertaking this Qualification, the learner should have access to a companion animal workplace through either paid employment or substantial periods of work placement or work experience blocks.
A total of thirteen (13) Units of Competency must be achieved as specified below.
Complete three (3) CORE Units
Complete four (4) ELECTIVE Units from Group A
Complete six (6) ELECTIVE Units from Group A and/or B.
CORE: Complete the following three (3) Units
Manage compliance in the companion animal industry | |
Maintain and monitor animal health and wellbeing | |
Maintain occupational health and safety processes |
ELECTIVE
Group A: Complete four (4)Units from the following list
Care for young animals | |
Manage and maintain aviaries and bird rooms | |
Design, construct and maintain aquascapes | |
Develop enrichment strategies for companion animals | |
Purchase companion animal livestock | |
Manage companion animal breeding | |
Provide professional companion animal grooming services | |
Manage the operation of a mobile hydro-bathing facility | |
Provide training advice to companion animal owners | |
Conduct companion animal training classes | |
Assist with conditioning animals | |
Provide basic care of amphibians | |
Provide basic care of birds | |
Provide basic care of common native mammals | |
Provide basic care of dogs | |
Provide basic care of domestic cats | |
Provide basic care of marine fish | |
Provide basic care of freshwater fish | |
Provide basic care of marine aquatic invertebrates | |
Provide basic care of terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates | |
Provide basic care of mammals | |
Provide basic care of non-venomous reptiles | |
Provide basic care of rodents and rabbits | |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Prepare, deliver and review animal care education programs |
Group B: Complete six (6) Units from Group A, Group B or from any other nationally endorsed Training Package or accredited course. Units selected must be packaged at Certificate III, IV or Diploma and be relevant to work undertaken in the companion animal services sector. Suggested Units are:
Market the small business | |
Monitor and manage small business operations | |
Manage a small team | |
Promote team effectiveness | |
Control inventory | |
Manage merchandise and store presentation | |
Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace |
Job roles
Job roles and titles covered by this Qualification may include:
Pet shop/aquarium manager
Companion animal trainer/behaviourist
Companion animal breeder
Companion animal groomer
Boarding kennel or cattery manager
Animal shelter supervisor/manager
Pet minding and exercise operator
Mobile hydro-bathing operator.
Pathways into the Qualification
Pathways for candidates considering this Qualification include:
direct entry
after achieving ACM30110 Certificate III in Animal Studies
after achieving ACM30310 Certificate III in Companion Animal Services
vocational training and/or work experience across a range of work settings.
This Qualification is suited to Australian Apprenticeship pathways.
Pathways from the Qualification
After achieving this Qualification, candidates may undertake higher level study for further pathway advancement.
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
There is no direct link between this Qualification and licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements. However, an individual Unit of Competency may specify relevant licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements.
Employability Skill | Industry/enterprise requirements for this Qualification include: |
Communication | applying numeracy skills to workplace requirements complete workplace documentation and records communicate with all team members in a professional manner demonstrate effective and appropriate documentation, communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with internal and external clients develop work instructions, specifications and procedures use a range of communication technologies to support work operations. |
Teamwork | work cooperatively with people of different ages, gender, race or religion liaise with and provide support to other team members demonstrate leadership skills identify and manage performance required to meet internal and external customer needs in own work and teamwork maintain organisational processes and provide problem solving support to others. |
Problem solving | investigate problem causes identify, rectify or report potential and actual problems associated with work operations identify factors which may affect the service to be provided use material and operational knowledge to solve problems use numeracy skills to solve problems identify hazards and suggest control measures monitor animal welfare and safety practices in the workplace. |
Initiative and enterprise | assist in the implementation of continuous improvement processes gather and analyse feedback on products, procedures and services determine and act on situations requiring further information or problem solving provide leadership in the workplace. |
Planning and organising | access, interpret and apply technical information analyse data and information to determine implications for work operations participate in continuous improvement and planning processes identify hazards and implement appropriate hazard control measures demonstrate time management skills source and prepare materials and resources and ensure availability to support work operations schedule and sequence work to maximise safety and productivity. |
Self-management | interpret and apply relevant Acts and regulations keep the work area clean and hygienic at all times monitor own work and work of team and identify and act on any quality issues manage own time to meet deadlines implement and monitor workplace procedures and instructions. |
Learning | assess work data and information to identify areas for improved performance be supportive, assertive and use interpersonal skills to encourage workplace learning identify own training needs and seek skill development if required implement learning activities as appropriate to ensure achievement of specified work requirements gather feedback on own work to assess effectiveness in meeting objectives and integrate information into own practice. |
Technology | use computer software applications effectively work with machines and workplace technology safely and according to workplace standards help others use technology efficiently and safely ensure readiness, operational efficiency and safety of workplace technology. |
